The following is a detailed list of Irish patent documentation held within the British Library's intellectual property collections. This page covers material relating to the pre-1852 Irish system of patents, which was separate to that in England and Wales, and to the intellectual property system after 1922 in the Irish Free State and later the Republic of Ireland. From 1852 to 1922 Ireland was covered by the UK intellectual property system.
Intellectual Property stock locations
IP Open Access: Always available in the Business & IP Centre
IP Reserve South: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in typically 1-3 hours
IP Reserve North: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in 48+ hours. If a nine-digit number is shown under "location", these can be ordered for use in the Centre by registered readers through Explore the British Library. Please type the number into the Explore search box to rapidly retrieve the record.
IP Reserve Material cannot be ordered for same-day delivery after 16:00. Sometimes the service may not be available all day on Saturday due to staffing. Some Reserve Material may not be available at times due to stock movements. Please contact us before your visit to check.
Authority
Irish Patents Office/ Oifig na bPaitínní
| Title | Holdings | Medium | Location |
Patent specifications | |||
| Specifications: B specs | 85921 - to date | CD/ DVD | IP Open Access |
| 81062 - 85920 | CD/ DVD | IP Reserve North | |
| 55716 - 81188 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| 10001 - 55715 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| Amended specifications | 1983 - 1990 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Patent databases | |||
| Patent database | mid-1970s - to date | Online | |
| Patent register (status) | mid-1970s - to date | Online | |
Indexes and abstracts | |||
| Official Journal of Patents and Designs (abstracts of applications until 1992, name and classification indexes bound in until 1988) | 1929 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Classified lists of patents | 1927 - 1937 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Official journals | |||
| Official Journal of Patents and Designs | November 2002 - to date | Online | |
| 1929 - to date | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
Miscellaneous patent publications | |||
| Annual Report | 1998 - to date | Online | |
| 1929 - 1998 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Patents In Force | 1931 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Trade Marks | |||
| Trade Mark Database | Current | Online | |
| Trade Mark Register | Current | Online | |
| Official Journal of Trade Marks (name index until 1987) | 1928 - 1996 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| After 1996 trade marks are included in the main official journal | |||
Designs | |||
| Design Database | Current | Online | |
| Design Register | Current | Online | |
| Name Index | 1990 - 2004 | Online | |
| Designs were included in the main official journal on paper | |||
Pre-1852 Irish patent documentation | |||
| Chronological list of Irish patents (manuscript) | 1788 - 1853 | Paper | IP Open Access |
| Name Index to Irish patents (manuscript) | 1788 - 1853 | Paper | IP Open Access |
| The majority of the official records relating to the pre-1852 Irish patent system were destroyed by fire in 1922 | |||
